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Hangers on in capitalism are a danger to the system

Making a spoon is not a sophisticated science but it requires some brains to design it and it also requires some technology and skilled labour to produce it. Once produced, somebody needs to take the trouble to transport it to where people can buy it; to a supermarket for example.

Somebody owns this supermarket or some rent is paid for its use. Inside the supermarket there are the workers who keep the place clean, put the goods on the shelves and finally sit at the teller to receive the money from which the consumer of the spoon acquires possession of this commodity.

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